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Title: Song dog sings the blues
Post by: Dsturgisjr on October 09, 2010, 11:16:00 AM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v328/Dsturgisjr/Icoyote.jpg)

Shot this coyote while he was trying to catch a fox squirrel.
Title: Re: Song dog sings the blues
Post by: RC on October 09, 2010, 11:28:00 AM
Good deal. I`ve never killed a yote.Some Turkey poults this year thank you.RC
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Post by: Bjorn on October 09, 2010, 11:30:00 AM
Nice dog!
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Post by: rastaman on October 09, 2010, 12:00:00 PM
He is huge!
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Post by: Ray Hammond on October 09, 2010, 12:01:00 PM
I could see 1000 of those pictures and never get tired....promise!

Good goin' Denny!
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Post by: dirtguy on October 09, 2010, 12:01:00 PM
Big Dog!
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Post by: on October 09, 2010, 12:03:00 PM
good job big man. make a nice mount.
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Post by: joe skipp on October 09, 2010, 12:07:00 PM
Way to go Denny...thin those critters out!

  :thumbsup:    :notworthy:
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Post by: Shedrock on October 09, 2010, 12:18:00 PM
Nice!
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Post by: adkmountainken on October 09, 2010, 12:24:00 PM
Denny you REALLY sure thats a yote? that is one big s.o.b!!! i have saw some big ones and thats BIG!
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Post by: joe ashton on October 09, 2010, 12:55:00 PM
I was wondering why my dog did not come home.  I just got him back from obedience school.

Joe

PS  cool
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Post by: Chester Thompson on October 09, 2010, 02:27:00 PM
That is huge. Wow more story please.
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Post by: Follower on October 09, 2010, 02:28:00 PM
Nice Denny - good pic, good shooting
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Post by: WildmanSC on October 09, 2010, 02:29:00 PM
Denny,

I know you are a big man.  That yote alongside you shows just how big he really is.  That's some great shooting.

Bill
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Post by: Hawkeye on October 09, 2010, 03:23:00 PM
Very nice, Denny.  I think the thread title should have been "Song dog SINGS NO MORE!"
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Post by: 2treks on October 09, 2010, 03:27:00 PM
Nice job Denny. Thats a tuff bow kill right there.
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Post by: YORNOC on October 09, 2010, 03:31:00 PM
Man, very tall coyote!
Denny, you are the man. You got me into this trad thing without even knowing it. Thanks! Dave
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Post by: ishoot4thrills on October 09, 2010, 03:34:00 PM
Very nice kill. Something to be proud of. I would hate to think I had to make a living killing coyotes with my bow only! I for sure would be broke in no time, as those things are very hard to bag with a bow.

  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Rufus 25 on October 09, 2010, 04:17:00 PM
Nice shot... I like the look of your longbow; who made your longbow?
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Post by: johnnyk71 on October 09, 2010, 06:15:00 PM
that is a biggun!
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Post by: fireman_3311 on October 09, 2010, 06:43:00 PM
Good doggie!!!
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Post by: excelpoint on October 09, 2010, 07:08:00 PM
That's a great looking dog. Well done mate.
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Post by: J.Williams on October 09, 2010, 08:05:00 PM
Way to go Denny!He's a toad!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: tukudu on October 09, 2010, 08:25:00 PM
Denny great photo, your respect for that coyote is what it is all about. thanks tm
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Post by: BWD on October 09, 2010, 08:39:00 PM
Most excellent.
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Post by: Malery Oxendine on October 09, 2010, 08:40:00 PM
Thanks for sharing that Denny.
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Post by: VTer on October 09, 2010, 08:44:00 PM
I'm sure that was one happy squirrel. That's a biggie.
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Post by: penrosefred on October 09, 2010, 09:02:00 PM
That is a BIG yote, what part of mi. did you get him? The reason I asked is I am from Mi.Clare area, but I have out here about 20Yrs.
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Post by: varmint101 on October 09, 2010, 09:05:00 PM
You'll get fleas holding a coyote like that. hah!  ;)

Congrats on a nice 'yote!
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Post by: Horner on October 09, 2010, 09:07:00 PM
Beautiful coyote, Congrats!!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Post by: wv lungbuster on October 09, 2010, 09:12:00 PM
Good shooting made a super cool pic.
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Post by: Gatekeeper on October 09, 2010, 09:17:00 PM
WOW he is lanky! Congratulations, he is a great looking coyote.
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Post by: kennym on October 09, 2010, 10:07:00 PM
Great job Denny,they are tough to get a shot at most times!
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Post by: bolong on October 09, 2010, 10:07:00 PM
:thumbsup:   Good shooting! Congrats!


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Title: Re: Song dog sings the blues
Post by: DDyer on October 10, 2010, 06:40:00 AM
Probably one of the most challenging animals to take with a bow.Every time I've had them come in they were real nervous and never stopped moving.Nice shooting,he looks like a big one,did you weigh him?
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Post by: Arrowslinger on October 10, 2010, 07:07:00 AM
Way to go Denny.
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Post by: Bonebuster on October 10, 2010, 08:44:00 AM
Even dead, he STILL has a surprised look on his face!!!

Great job Denny...  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Pat B. on October 10, 2010, 09:04:00 AM
Yo mate, did you plink him in the family jewels?
Darn fine shooting..........LOL.

Great photo !
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Post by: COOCH on October 10, 2010, 10:26:00 AM
I love the blues esspecially when sung by wile e coyote.  :thumbsup:    :notworthy:  Nice job Denny
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Post by: Bozz on October 10, 2010, 10:52:00 AM
I've seen some big yotes, and either you're a small person, or that one big pup. Congrats
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Post by: beetlebailey1977 on October 10, 2010, 10:53:00 AM
That is a big yote!
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Post by: getstonedprimitivebowhunt on October 10, 2010, 10:54:00 AM
..I love slicing ..."YOTES" !!! Nice job on it !
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Post by: Cottonwood on October 10, 2010, 10:59:00 AM
Nice shot, all I've gotten this season was a squirrel that was alerting the woods to my being there.

But its been fun regardless.
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Post by: mcgroundstalker on October 10, 2010, 12:03:00 PM
Nice Dog Denny! Great job on the photo also...  :thumbsup:  ...

... mike ...
Title: Re: Song dog sings the blues
Post by: Dsturgisjr on October 10, 2010, 04:28:00 PM
Thanks everyone. It was my first coyote. I didn't think it was very big; it weighed 36#.

Rufus25, I shoot Black Widow PLX longbows. I fogged it with some flat camo paint.

penrosefred, I shot it in the southern part of the lower peninsula.
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Post by: Guru on October 10, 2010, 08:13:00 PM
Way to go buddy!  Whenever I've killed one, it feels like killing a P&Y buck!!   :clapper:
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Post by: Mike Theis on October 10, 2010, 11:42:00 PM
Very difficult to draw on a coyote, yet to hit one. They die hard too! Congrats.
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Post by: Smallwood on October 11, 2010, 12:07:00 AM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: bowhunterfrompast on October 11, 2010, 02:39:00 AM
Congrats   :thumbsup:
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Post by: onewhohasfun on October 11, 2010, 06:21:00 AM
Denny Sturgis = killin machine!
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Post by: KentuckyTJ on October 11, 2010, 07:11:00 AM
Now that's a great Hero shot.
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Post by: cacciatore on October 11, 2010, 07:13:00 AM
Well done Denny.
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Post by: bornagainbowhunter on October 11, 2010, 09:22:00 AM
That is one big yote. Congrats!!
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Post by: 30coupe on October 11, 2010, 09:36:00 AM
Nice shooting, Denny, but there must be more to the story. Were you on the ground or in a stand? I think taking one from the ground would be the ultimate in difficulty. Even from a tree stand would be darn tough.

I got to within about 20 yards of a big male once, but he disappeared into the brush before I could get an arrow drawn. They are smart and spooky critters for sure.
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Post by: maxwell on October 11, 2010, 09:52:00 AM
Nice going- they just don't stand still for me, always seem like they have some place to go.
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Post by: lovethehunt on October 11, 2010, 10:14:00 AM
way cool.. nice job. I have seen a few but never even got to full draw!
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Post by: Wiley Coyote on October 11, 2010, 01:12:00 PM
Good work! Saved some deer for bowhunting!  :thumbsup:
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Post by: pitbull on October 11, 2010, 07:40:00 PM
One predator takes another, Congrats!  :notworthy:
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Post by: customcrester on October 11, 2010, 09:14:00 PM
Great job with the yote control.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Ron LaClair on October 11, 2010, 10:18:00 PM
Congratulations Denny...   :readit:

Are you going to have a full mount? He'll fit right in to your trophy room.
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Post by: whitetail_downer100 on October 11, 2010, 10:20:00 PM
good shootin denny.  On a side note the bow I am shooting currently belonged to you first!!  Its a 68# two piece osage black widow with Byron Ferguson's signature on it.  Shoots like a dream.  I am hoping to take a yote with it this year since we have quite a number on some of my hunting properties.
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Post by: NorthernCaliforniaHunter on October 11, 2010, 10:20:00 PM
Nice
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Post by: Mark Baker on October 11, 2010, 10:39:00 PM
Nice going Denny....I finally killed my first one a couple years back, after missing many times.  A great trophy with a bow.   Congrats.
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Post by: Terry Green on October 12, 2010, 08:37:00 AM
:bigsmyl:     :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Song dog sings the blues
Post by: Dsturgisjr on October 12, 2010, 10:04:00 AM
30coupe, I was hunting for deer from a treestand so it was just a random encounter.

Ron, The coyote was 25 yards away, and trotting 1/4ing away when it cleared. Arrow entered just ahead of the hip and came out just ahead of center. It ran about 35 yards in sight,fell over and then got up and went into some thick swamp grass. I waited a full hour before tracking. In my limited experience Mike Theis is right on when he said, "they die hard." The Woodsman head must have cut something good because it was laying only 5 yards into the grass stiff with rigor.
I think my shot was much better than yours!  :saywhat:  

I have it in the freezer, it deserves to at least have a head mount.
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Post by: twitchstick on October 12, 2010, 10:49:00 AM
:notworthy:    :notworthy:    :notworthy:
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Post by: Ron LaClair on October 12, 2010, 05:51:00 PM
quote:
I think my shot was much better than yours!    :readit:  ....    :goldtooth:

He deserved a full mount

  (http://www.shrewbows.com/rons_linkpics/Coyote.JPG)
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Post by: 30coupe on October 12, 2010, 06:42:00 PM
Ron, that's about the same color as the one I tried to sneak up on...real blond. Once he saw me he put it in gear and left, but apparently didn't go very far. As I was walking out from my stand (I had bumped him on the way in) he cut loose with a howl about 30 yards from me. Let me tell you, those guys are LOUD up close!

I tag along with my cousin when I can. He hunts them with trail hounds. We don't usually kill them unless the dogs do. That way they are there to run again the next time. We don't have that many in our area, but east a ways, there are loads of them. They are very interesting creatures.
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Post by: **DONOTDELETE** on October 12, 2010, 07:00:00 PM
That is one long legged yote! Nice! How is the pelt?
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Post by: Dsturgisjr on October 13, 2010, 09:28:00 AM
Roger, It isn't bad, but probably not at its best. I'll try and shoot another that is bigger than Ron's.  :)
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Post by: **DONOTDELETE** on October 13, 2010, 09:43:00 AM
Wait a month or so...when they are "fluffier"    :bigsmyl:
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Post by: Ron LaClair on October 13, 2010, 10:52:00 AM
QuoteRoger, It isn't bad, but probably not at its best. I'll try and shoot another that is bigger than Ron's  
Mmmmmm, lets see, How many years did it take for you to shoot your first yote? At that rate you'll be an old man and I won't be around to see it when you get the next one...   :rolleyes:
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Post by: Robhood23 on October 13, 2010, 11:03:00 AM
That's a toad! Good job!
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Post by: Bill Turner on October 13, 2010, 03:14:00 PM
Now that is a nice "yote". Good shooting and thanks for sharing.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Bill Turner on October 13, 2010, 03:15:00 PM
Now that is a nice "yote". Good shooting and thanks for sharing.   :thumbsup: